Avril Lavigne popular in Japan?

ddr trent · #1 26th September 2004, 08:17 AM

Is it true that Avril is popular in Japan? That is what my Japanese sensei said. but most of us said she is not famous here in the US.
If she is popular is it possible this is where ayu getting the rockish songs.

~K+ · #2 26th September 2004, 09:09 AM

Isn't she famous in the US? She's famous over here in Australia, and appears to be popular in Japan to from what I've heard.

Even Tomoko Kawase (A.K.A. tommy heavenly6) likes to imitate her.

drewbilation · #3 26th September 2004, 09:36 AM

Avril is HUGELY popular in the US. Her first album has gone platinum SEVERAL times and her second is following in its footsteps (do albums have feet? =>).

paper_doll · #4 26th September 2004, 02:31 PM

Yeah, Avril is SUPER famous in the US; and Ive heard she's pretty big in Japan too.

Sakura_Drops · #5 26th September 2004, 04:46 PM

She's pretty big her in europe too.

jasjasss · #6 26th September 2004, 05:11 PM

she is big in Indonesia also ..
and Australia and US .. and japan ..
coz she got invited couple of times to japan rite ??

ll moments ll · #7 26th September 2004, 07:16 PM

yeah. avril is popular here...
her song 'my happy ending' is like. everywhere.

**Corybobory** · #8 26th September 2004, 08:11 PM

Avril's super popular in Canada too. She's everywhere.

Brittany · #9 27th September 2004, 12:33 AM

Her new album sold about 400,000 + copies in Japan.
So yes, she's big everywhere

Nu-NRG · #10 27th September 2004, 04:28 AM

she's even popular in HongKong too.......and so that makes everywhere XD
best female or was it rock artist is her
and best band is Evanescence

so happy for them

ddr trent · #11 27th September 2004, 09:34 AM

wow that shows I've been in a cave for a long time or maybe I haven't been paying attention to American music

thanks for the replies.
so is it possible that ayu got influence from her?

Let-Go · #12 27th September 2004, 10:43 AM

o0o0oo0o0 first forum with avril lovers *¬* -cling to the boards- xP

Rainmaker · #13 27th September 2004, 11:24 AM

A lot of American singers/groups are popular in Japan (and in the rest of the world, for that matter) though; it's really not that big a deal.

***isaac hiew*** · #14 27th September 2004, 12:31 PM

She's damn hot in the Asian Region..... Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore..... you name it.

**Corybobory** · #15 27th September 2004, 03:16 PM

I dont see any influence, but you never know. I dont really like Avril's style (her music's okay) so maybe I'm biased hehe :p

Brittany · #16 27th September 2004, 03:41 PM

I'd rather listen to her stuff than a lot of other people's music that's popular in Japan =_= *is speaking of American music in Japan*

ayuchanfan · #17 27th September 2004, 04:11 PM

very famous. unfortunately.poser

luminaire · #18 27th September 2004, 04:18 PM

I'd like to make a correction: Avril's album has sold like 800,000 in Japan. Thanks. =)

asterix · #19 29th September 2004, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corybobory

I dont see any influence, but you never know. I dont really like Avril's style (her music's okay) so maybe I'm biased hehe :p

I don't really like Avril as an artist. but i must agree her songs are nice. i don't like her lives..prefer her cds..i don't like her style too. i must say her hair is kind of irritating to me. it's always going all over her face.. but it's difficult for an artist to be well liked very everyone, even Ayu.

Corybobry, where's shakira? she kinda like disappeared.

Nu-NRG · #20 29th September 2004, 01:42 PM

shakira...=\
anglo...dyed her hair blonde when she debutted...she looks MUCH hotter with brunette
popstars......and Avril now had dyed her hair BLONDE! wtf?
i was watching tv the other day..they're saying avril is a "woman" now...wearing dress..posing for Maxim...being way to sexy these days.....
ironicly she said she won't ever do those...